Poems by Cia Rinne

sent a letter



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a brief brief


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you lack three things: 


o …
o …
o …


(three letters each)


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the weight of sounds
the length of water
the duration of ignorance 


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write a text. 
now, take out all lies. 


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you could:


°
°
°
°
°
°
°
.... 


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either 
other


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neithernorth


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this place 
displaced


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disease
this is
this ease


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when i was young i wanted to become a nun. 
then i wanted to become an inventor. 
then i wanted to become a doctor for poor people. 
then i wanted to write.
then i wanted 
and wanted 
and wanted 
and then i wanted to become a doctor for rich people. 


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impossibilities
i’m possibilities


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hear: i am
here i am 


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i : america
i am erica


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human involution
(évolution
et, vos solutions?)
human beings are not the same
human beings are not insane
human beings are not to blame 
continue.


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intention
in tension


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it is only getting better/
it is only getting worse/
it is only getting better/
it is only getting worse/ 
it is only getting
i                               bet

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About the poet

Cia Rinne (Gothenburg, Sweden 1973) is a poet and artist based in Berlin. She writes minimal, visual and acoustic poetry in different languages, and collaborates on performances and sound installations. Her publications include the books zaroum (Helsinki 2001), notes for soloists (OEI Editör 2009), both published in France with Le clou dans le fer (zaroum et notes pour solistes, 2011) and as UBU Editions, as well as the sound piece sounds for soloists (in collaboration with Sebastian Eskildsen, 2012) and should we blind ourselves and leave thebes (H//O//F, Moss 2013). Works of hers have been shown a.o. at Signal Malmö, the Turku Biennial, the Grimmuseum Berlin, Den Frie and Overgaden in Copenhagen, at INCA Seattle, the Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn where her installation the letter i see was awarded. She has also collaborated on documentary projects with photographer Joakim Eskildsen, their latest common publication being The Roma Journeys (Steidl 2007). Her new book including the recent series l’usage du mot will be published by kookbooks (Berlin) in 2016. 

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